Weathering & Erosion Review

The carrying away of weathered earth materials by water, wind, gravity or ice.

• erosion

• deposition

• weathering

• sorting

The settling of sediments.

• erosion

• deposition

• sediments

• weathering

Can consist of rocks and minerals, as well as the remains of plants and animals.

• sediments

• erosion

• weathering

• deposition

The process by which larger rocks crack and break apart over time to form smaller rocks.

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

• sediments

The process of placing elements from a collection in some kind of order.

• sorting

• deposition

• abrasion

• chemical reaction

The grinding and bumping of rocks that cause physical weathering.

• abrasion

• erosion

• deposition

• weathering

Substances that are formed naturally in the Earth.

• minerals

• abrasion

• sorting

• soil profile

The process by which rocks are broken down by breaking and banging.

• Physical weathering

• chemical weathering

• chemical reaction

• abrasion

The process by which rocks are weathered due to reactions with substances in water and air.

• physical weathering

• chemical weathering

• abrasion

• sorting

The process in which two or more substances combine to make one or more new substances.

• chemical weathering

• physical weathering

• chemical reaction

• abrasion